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Press Release
In the Starting Blocks – The 2017 European Film Market is Already Fully
Booked, Despite Considerable Expansion.
The European Film Market (EFM) at the Berlin International Film Festival is
considered one of the most important trade platforms for film rights and
audiovisual content.
As the first industry gathering of the year, the EFM will open its doors on
February 9, 2017, setting the trends for the upcoming year in film. The
entire exhibition spaces, in the Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Marriott Hotel,
are already fully reserved. More than 9,000 exhibitors, license traders,
producers, buyers and investors are expected over the nine market days from
February 9 to 17, 2017.
This year, the European Film Market has expanded in both space and
content. New initiatives such as the “Berlinale Africa Hub” and “EFM
Horizon” provide forward-looking impetuses. The immensely popular “Drama
Series Days”, presented by the EFM and the Berlinale Co-Production Market,
has been expanded and moved into a new venue. The three-day edition of
the segment will run from February 13 to 15 in the Zoo Palast, with panel
discussions, market screenings and various networking events. The official
partner of the “Drama Series Days” is the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW; it is
mounted in cooperation with HBO Europe and the Medienboard BerlinBrandenburg. And at the 2017 EFM, Mexico will be the first “Country in
Focus” – a new EFM initiative that the market plans to follow through with in
upcoming years with different countries.
67. Internationale
Filmfestspiele
Berlin
09. – 19.02.2017
Press Office
Potsdamer Straße 5
10785 Berlin
Phone +49 · 30 · 259 20 · 707
Fax
+49 · 30 · 259 20 · 799
[email protected]
www.berlinale.de
Of course, this year’s EFM continues with its established and successful
segments “EFM Asia”, “Meet the Docs”, “American Independents in Berlin”,
“EFM Producers Hub”, the “EFM Industry Debates” and LOLA at Berlinale.
“The European Film Market is one of the most important film markets worldwide and, since it’s at the start of the year, it’s a key seismograph for the
year to come. The EFM is a trend-setter that keeps abreast of the radical
changes in the industry”, says EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol.
“There has rarely been as much movement and such a sense of euphoria in
the film industry as there is now. We’re responding to that with our broad
range of initiatives. At the same time, it’s extremely important that we
provide optimal surroundings that offer dependability and stability in terms
of infrastructure and content”, adds EFM president Beki Probst.
Ein Geschäftsbereich der
Kulturveranstaltungen des
Bundes in Berlin (KBB) GmbH
Management:
Prof. Dieter Kosslick
(Intendant Internationale
Filmfestspiele Berlin),
Charlotte Sieben
(Kaufmännische Geschäftsführung),
Prof. Dr. Bernd M. Scherer,
Dr. Thomas Oberender
For additional information, visit www.efm-berlinale.de.
EFM Press Contact: Kathrin Steinbrenner, Kristian Müller
+49 30 4737 2191, [email protected]
Press Office
December 19, 2016
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Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates:
Staatsministerin
Prof. Monika Grütters MdB
Amtsgericht Charlottenburg
HGR Nr. 96 · HRB 29357
USt ID DE 136 78 27 46

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